“O'Malley Crackle” from Design and Pattern in Decorated Papers: Wet and Dry Techniques.

Bridget O’Malley (b. 1963).

“O'Malley Crackle” from Design and Pattern in Decorated Papers: Wet and Dry Techniques.

Washington, DC:

Hand Papermaking, Inc.,

1994

Hand Papermaking has produced limited-edition portfolios of handmade papers since 1994. The O’Malley Crackle is a walnut-dyed flax, gelatin-sized paper. O’Malley, active 1994–2017, studied papermaking at the University of Iowa and was in partnership with Amanda Degener from Cave Paper, from 1994 to 2017. During this time, they expanded production from 500 to 10,000 sheets per year. O’Malley teaches papermaking at the Minnesota College of Art and Design.

Thomas J. Watson Library, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York